Samsung Unveils 2nd-Gen Frame TV With Updated Design, Bixby Integration, Smart Hub

Samsung has announced the next generation of its decorative Frame Television receiver model that, in its 2018 iteration, comes with design refinements, offers more customization features, and has a massive collection of 800 pieces of artwork to display in the art mode. The device, like final twelvemonth'due south model, also features a 4K UHD panel, merely comes with HDR10+, which represents an comeback over the HDR Pro standard that the original version came with.

The 2nd-gen Frame Television also comes with a smart feature called Effortless Log-in that allows users to transfer Wi-Fi and Samsung account details using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) from a telephone to the TV without re-typing any passwords.

Samsung Unveils 2nd-Gen Frame TV With Updated Design, Bixby Integration

The device also comes with the visitor'southward proprietary Smart Hub menu that allows users to "intuitively navigate across streaming services, consoles and live Television set while Universal Guide curates content based TV watchers' unique tastes".

Just like the company'due south 2018 QLED lineup, the 2nd-gen Frame Tv set as well comes with Bixby integration, which ways ane tin can use voice commands to shuffle through the program menu. Bixby can likewise be invoked to control uniform devices, such as smart lights and soundbars,which can be hooked upward to the new Goggle box wirelessly.

Samsung Unveils 2nd-Gen Frame TV With Updated Design, Bixby Integration

Samsung says that the device uses movement and brightness sensors to "convert The Frame from Goggle box into a lifelike work of art" when not in use. The sensors also adjust the screen brightness based on the ambient light in the room. The new model comes in 4 magnetic bezel options (black, white, walnut and beige forest), and retains the 'One Invisible Connection' cablevision that was originally found in the original model.

The Frame 2018 is bachelor from today on Samsung's official US webstore, and will eventually be available at retailers in 55-inch and 65-inch models. While the former has been priced at $i,999, the latter comes with a $2,799 price-tag. There's no word on whether the company has whatever plans of launching it in India.